The Library Tour

The guide for this week, Pastor Rei, has been one of the greatest blessings of this trip. He is honestly one of the most helpful, kind men that God has placed on this earth. Pip had multiple people to meet with today, so the "young adults" went to Anateo de Manila University to talk to local students about their Christian leadership programs. We were warmly greeted, and received a good overview of the university, before being whisked away to their new library building. We got a proper tour of the library, which lead to much laughter later on in the day. To think that I've wandered around a university library in Manila but not in Austin is quite bizarre. It's the smell of those books! The worst!

The afternoon was very laid back -- we went to Pho Hoa for lunch, then shopped for awhile without getting much. Georgie and I stuck it out for awhile longer than the guys could handle, and eventually found ourselves in the Nike store, where we bought some merchandise. We headed back to the apartment around 4:30, then went to the gym after sorting through a few pictures. I've taken about 450 so far... I'm literally the paparazzi.

After the gym, Tim and I went to dinner at Barcinos, which is near the apartment. We listened to some incredible live music - a nice mix of Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette, and Jason Mraz :) After another trip to Qoola for froyo, we came back to the apartment, where I unfortunately had to take care of some work. 

Tomorrow is the last full day in the city. So crazy how quickly time flies by! We are going to have a much slower day - hopefully this will leave time for reflection on the events/experiences from this week. 


With tons and tons of love,
Ailee